Automatic Transmission - Mercedes-Benz G 550 2015 Operator's Manual

! If a warning tone sounds and the
Release Park. Brake Release Park. Brake
in the multifunction display, the parking
brake is still applied. Release the parking
brake.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Shift the automatic transmission to posi-
X
tion D or R.
Before driving off, wait until the gear
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change is fully completed.
Release the parking brake (
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
It is only possible to shift the automatic
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transmission from position P to a different
position if you depress the brake pedal.
Only then is the selector lever lock
released.
The vehicle locks centrally once you have
i
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature ( page 147).
Y
Upshifts take place at higher engine
i
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
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WARNING
After a short time, hill start assist will no lon-
ger brake your vehicle and it could roll away.
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. It
holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
message appears
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and to depress it before the vehicle begins to
roll.
Take your foot off the brake pedal.
X
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brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
Pull away.
X
page 111). Hill start assist will not function if:
Y
you are pulling away on a level road or on a
R
downhill gradient.
the transmission is in position N.
R
the parking brake is applied.
R
ESP
R
ECO start/stop function (AMG vehi-
cles)
In the Digital Operator's Manual, you will find
general notes on and information about:
Deactivating/activating the ECO start/
R
stop function
Automatic engine switch-off/engine start
R

Automatic transmission

Important safety notes
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If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and you engage transmission position D or R,
the vehicle could pull away suddenly. There is
a risk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position D or R,
always firmly depress the brake pedal and do
not simultaneously accelerate.
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The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position N when you switch off the engine.
Automatic transmission
Once you have taken your foot off the
®
is malfunctioning.
WARNING
WARNING
105
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